About ANDOVER A BETTER CHANCE

A Better Chance Inc. is a national nonprofit that provides academically talented minority students with an education alternative. ABC identifies, recruits, and refers qualified, highly motivated students to outstanding secondary schools, both public and private, which provide scholarships to these students so that they may excel in college and eventually go on to assume positions of leadership and responsibility. The program’s overriding goal is to increase the number of minority professionals and community leaders.

Andover ABC is a community school affiliate of A Better Chance Inc. and as such it seeks to carry out these goals through the facilities of its public high school and the extensive support of the Andover community. Andover ABC admits students who it believes are most likely to benefit from the educational, cultural and social opportunities offered by its unique program.

Andover ABC scholars are welcomed into a community with a high-performing school, Andover High School.

ABC Scholarships usually start in 9th grade and continue for four years. Our students live in ABC’s house on Main Street while school is in session, where they are supervised by Resident Directors and Resident Assistants.
Look Inside the Andover ABC Residence

The program includes study-hour supervision, academic tutoring, college preparation, and a wide range of enrichment activities and trips. Students are encouraged to participate in sports, community service or one of the wide range of clubs or after-school activities available to them.
Enrichment

A unique aspect of our community-school program is the students’ connection with local host families. Each student is partnered with a family with whom they spend one evening each week and one weekend per month. These relationships are often the beginning of a life-long friendship.
What is a Host Family?